1. Incorporating something under a more general category
   "The subsumption of various plant species under the broader genus classification"
    
2. The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
   "In the syllogism 'All humans are mortal; Socrates is human; therefore, Socrates is mortal,' the subsumption is 'Socrates is human'";
   - minor premise, minor premiss

Derived forms: subsumptions

Type of: assumption, categorisation [Brit], categorization, classification, premise, premiss, sorting

Part of: syllogism

Encyclopedia: Subsumption